Regional guide

South Missouri Vegetable Planting Calendar

A South Missouri planting calendar for MU Extension south-column dates, spring and fall crop rows, and source-name catalog examples.

Climate signals

• MU Extension Publication No. G6201 says planting dates depend on where gardeners live and Table 2 separates South Missouri, Central Missouri, and North Missouri columns.
• South Missouri uses the earliest spring windows in Table 2 for many rows, including snap bush beans on 4/5 to 5/10 and eggplant transplants on 5/1 to 5/20.
• The calendar lists a second set of dates under spring planting dates when a fall crop is possible.
• South Missouri fall rows include Detroit Dark Red beets and Golden Acre cabbage with 8/1 starts, while Black Seeded Simpson lettuce and Purple Top White Globe turnips run 8/1 to 8/30.

Planning notes

• Use Provider as the snap bush bean source row example for South Missouri: 4/5 to 5/10 spring and 8/1 to 8/20 fall.
• Use Detroit Dark Red beets for a cool-season direct-seed example: South Missouri 3/1 to 3/25 spring and 8/1 to 8/15 fall.
• Use Golden Acre cabbage plants as a transplant example: South Missouri 3/5 to 4/5 spring and 8/1 to 8/15 fall.
• Use Black Beauty eggplant as a warm-season transplant example for South Missouri 5/1 to 5/20.
• Use Black Seeded Simpson loose-leaf lettuce as a spring/fall greens example: South Missouri 3/10 to 5/1 and 8/1 to 8/30.
• Use Green Curled endive and Hollow Crown parsnips as exact source-name matches, with South Missouri rows of 3/15 to 4/5 for endive and 3/20 to 4/10 for parsnips.
• Use Sugar Snap as the edible-podded pea example for South Missouri 3/1 to 3/30 sowing, and Small Sugar pumpkin as a warm-season example for South Missouri 5/1 to 5/15 planting.
• Use Waltham Butternut as a conservative source-name match for the Winter, butternut Waltham row, which uses South Missouri 5/1 to 5/30 planting.
• Priority links are crop-row examples and source-name matches, not MU cultivar recommendations for this site; weaker rows such as Danvers-free carrots, Marketmore-free cucumbers, California Wonder-free peppers, Roma-free tomatoes, Bloomsdale Long Standing spinach, Golden Bantam-free corn, and Sugar Baby-free watermelons stay unlinked.

Catalog crop examples

These catalog entries match crops covered by the regional timing source; variety-specific details remain tied to each seed entry's own source.

• Provider Bush Bean Vegetable · Warm · 50 days
• Detroit Dark Red Beet Vegetable · Cool · 58 days
• Golden Acre Cabbage Vegetable · Cool · 64 days
• Black Beauty Eggplant Vegetable · Warm · 80 days
• Green Curled Endive Vegetable · Cool · 85 days
• Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
• Southern Giant Curled Mustard Vegetable · Cool · 45 days
• Clemson Spineless Okra Vegetable · Warm · 56 days
• Hollow Crown Parsnip Vegetable · Cool · 120 days
• Sugar Snap Pea Vegetable · Cool · 62 days
• Small Sugar Pumpkin Vegetable · Warm · 100 days
• Bright Lights Swiss Chard Vegetable · Shoulder · 55 days
• Waltham Butternut Squash Vegetable · Warm · 95 days
• Purple Top White Globe Turnip Vegetable · Cool · 55 days

Related regional guides

• Central Missouri Spring and Fall Vegetable Garden A Central Missouri spring-and-fall vegetable guide for gardeners using MU Extension's Central Missouri planting windows instead of one statewide date.
• North Missouri and Ozark Plateau Vegetable Garden A North Missouri and Ozark Plateau guide for MU Extension north-column dates, later spring frosts, earlier fall frosts, and source-name matches.
• Missouri Vegetable Variety Recommendations A Missouri variety guide using MU Extension Table 2 source-name matches for vegetables selected under Missouri growing conditions.

Source: MU Extension vegetable planting calendar